good morning. it is friday august 22nd, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." the pentagon warns the threat from isis is beyond anything that we've seen. the military considers all options to respond. romney/ryan reunion. they ran in 2012 now talking 2016. leaders pouring water on the ice bucket challenge. and we look at today's eye opener your world in 90 seconds. >> they're beyond just a terrorist group. this is beyond anything we have seen. >> a chilling warning from the pentagon. >> secretary hagel described isis as barbaric saying they're a threat to every american interest.

>> sobering new warning comes as an international manhunt is under way for the militants who murdered journalist james foley. >> the second night of calm there in ferguson missouri. >> governor nixon ordering national guard troops to withdraw from the town. >> heavy rains in pennsylvania triggered flash floods no word on how much damage was done. >> a patient in sacramento tested negative for ebola. this news comes as two americans who contracted the virus in west africa have beaten the odds. >> i'm thrilled to be alive. >> game over! chicago to the united states championship game! >> jackie robinson west wins it 6-5 to spell the end for mo'ne davis. >> i'm overjoyed right now. >> smoke in the cockpit and an emergency landing in indianapolis. no one was injured. >> a koala hit by a car got

mouth to mouth resuscitation. >> aw. >> all that -- >> i want to address -- >> can i finish my point? >> you think you can break it? try the big one. >> oh! >> and all that matters. >> mitt romney and paul ryan make their first public appearance together since 2012. >> if you get a chance to run for president, do it. it is a great thing. the -- >> third time's the charm. >> yes. >> i challenge my beautiful wife julie chen to do it live on "big brother." >> good night. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and gayle king are taking some vacation.

so jeff glor is with us. >> good to be here. >> the obama administration says the islamist terror group isis is a bigger threat now than al qaeda was before 9/11. and president obama's top military adviser says the u.s. can only contain isis not eliminate it. >> isis threatens to kill more american hostages after executing journalist james foley. eyewitnesss in iraq this morning say isis militants stoned a man to death in the city of mosul. margaret brennan is at the pentagon where officials say all options against isis are now on the table. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. senior pentagon officials say isis is an imminent threat and defeating it requires air strikes in both iraq and syria, but they gave no indication that president obama is about to approve them. isis combines violent ideology with sophisticated military strategy and enough money to carry out its agenda. which puts it a caliber above any terror group that the u.s.

has faced. defense secretary chuck hagel. >> oh, this is beyond anything that we have seen, so we must prepare for everything. and the home way youonly way you do that is take a cold steely hard look at it and get ready. >> reporter: so far the u.s. military strategy has been limited to defending personnel and u.s. facilities. not hunting isis leaders. which may change. that includes going after terrorist safe havens across the iraqi border. inside neighboring syria where isis controls territory. on thursday, the highest ranking officer in the u.s. military general martin dempsey, said defeating isis requires hitting its fighters inside of syria. >> isis will only truly be defeated when it is rejected by the 20 million disenfranchised sunni that happen to reside between damascus and baghdad. >> and that requires air strikes? >> it requires a variety of

instruments, only one small part of which is air strikes. >> reporter: long-term success he said, is an international coalition to fight isis and convincing locals to reject it. in an e-mail sent to james foley's family days before the video of his beheading surfaced isis threatened to strike back at any attempts to stop it. it read you and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings. the first of which being the blood of the american citizen james foley. and the hunt is still on for those hostages and their captor. foley's executioner, according to u.s. intel, has not been in u.s. custody, but he does have known links to other terror groups. and intel is a good idea of who he is. the pentagon broke the law in getting army sergeant bowe bergdahl back according to a new report this morning. the government accountability office says defense officials didn't give congress enough notice of the swap of taliban

members for the u.s. prisoner of war. it also said the dod used nearly a million dollars in unapproved money to make that transfer. republicans say the report is proof that president obama knowingly violated the law. severe storms are moving through the midwest this morning unleashing violent weather and trapping drivers. overnight in the chicago area at least three inches of rain fell in just three hours. people caught off guard by the fast moving system had to be rescued. it is slow going on floode suspended and storms triggered flash flooding in pennsylvania pocono mountains, water overran the wood lock resort. danielle niles is tracking this severe weather and heat across the country. danielle good mornin morning. a lot going on. there is a stationary front responsible for the slow moving downpours and thunderstorms all the way from missouri stretching east through indiana and illinois. western ohio as well. that's where the flash flood threat will be highest here. it is right on the boundary of heat. today's forecast highs well into the 90s across the central and southern plains and that does

not factor in the humidity. you put that together and forecast heat indices well into the triple digits today. and that also means that the national weather service has issued heat advisories for portions of st. louis with excessive heat warnings down across the florida panhandle. keeping a close eye on the tropics as well with the hurricane hunters going in to investigate this area later on today. back over to you. >> danielle niles, thank you. the national guard is leaving ferguson missouri. protests last night over the police shooting of michael brown were peaceful, but officers did make seven arrests. vladimir duthier is in ferguson where a sense of calm is starting to set in. >> reporter: the big development here on thursday governor jay nixon announced the national guard and you can see a couple of members behind me here that they had carried out their mission. now, that's a welcome development in a city that has been racked with racial tension since the august 9th shooting. on a ride along through the city of ferguson we asked missouri

highway patrol captain ron johnson what he thought was contributing to the change of attitude here. >> the partnership between law enforcement and the leaders of this community continue to come together, to not allow the agitators, the criminal element to define this community. >> reporter: johnson has been leading security in ferguson since violent protests broke out on august 10th, resulting in more than 200 arrests. the law enforcement has come under fire for the use of tear gas, smoke bombs and rubber bullets, johnson has been commended by attorney general eric holder and missouri governor jay nixon for the work he's done to subdue the violence. but protests have grown outside the courthouse where a grand coming weeks twhether officer darren wilson should be indicted. many are calling for prosecutor bob mccullough to step down believing he cannot be unbiased as the son of a white police officer who was shot and killed by a black suspect.

calls for special prosecutor and an indictment are also coming from the parents of michael brown. >> i feel that because this is a repeated pattern, that there is something going on here in missouri, not just st. louis, and you can't call the police on the police. >> reporter: lesley mcspadden and michael brown sr. spent thursday planning their son's funeral. >> the hardest part is he took my son away. for nothing. >> my son had his hands up. so that lets the world know he's been talked to understand and do the proper things he was told by police officers. who is he supposed to trust to protect and serve him, to obey and not be treated like a dog or a rag on the street like he was done. >> reporter: what promises to be an incredibly sad day, michael brown's funeral is scheduled for monday. norah?

>> thank you so much. it has been called a miracle, doctors say two american missionary workers stricken with ebola are cured. both are out of isolation and with their families this morning, having survived the worst ebola outbreak on record. dr. john la pugh is with us. >> the specialist who headed the team treating the two americans says both are expected to recover completely. a key factor may have been the level of care and resources available here in the united states. >> i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> reporter: after nearly three weeks in an isolation unit at emory university hospital dr. kent brantly was discharged and declared ebola free by his team of doctors and nurses. >> he treated me with expertise, yet with such tenderness and compassion. for the last three weeks, you have been my friends and my family. >> reporter: brantly and nancy

writebol were flown to the u.s. for emergency treatment after becoming effected with ebola while doing missionary work in liberia. writebol left the hospital earlier this week and doctors say neither one of them is contagious contagious. >> the medical staff at emory is confident that the discharge from the hospital of both of these patients poses no public health threat. >> reporter: that was made clear by the warm embraces brantly received from his team. a stark contrast to his arrival in the u.s. earlier this month when he became the first ebola patient ever treated on american soil. while there was cause for celebration here halfway around the world in western africa the ebola epidemic is raging. the current outbreak has sickened nearly 2500 people and killed more than 1300. >> we are hopeful that what we have learned here will assist our colleagues in africa in caring for these critically ill patients. >> please do not stop praying for the people of liberia and west africa and for a quick end

to this ebola epidemic. >> emory's medical team says there is no way of knowing if the experimental treatment or blood transfusion from an ebola survivor made any difference but the doctors say they learned valuable lessons about how to treat ebola, how to manage fluids electrolytes and clotting problems and that may help health care workers who are dealing with ebola in africa. >> very interesting. thanks, john. russian trucks on the move this morning heading into ukraine. ukraineian official is calling the supposed relief mission a direct invasion saying the aid is an excuse by russians to get into the country. dozens of trucks are carrying water, generatorers and ares and supplies to luhansk. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell continue with what some call the most important campaign of his life. he and his wife press on with the bribery trial after he gave

an emotional account of his unraveling marriage. chip reid is here to tell us how that is key to his defense. >> in almost six hours of testimony, a somber bob mcdonnell explained how his marriage slowly collapsed. through it all, his wife sat at the defense table and listened on the outside showing almost no emotion at all. leaving the courthouse with his arm around his daughter -- >> have a nice day. >> reporter: -- bob mcdonnell had nothing to add to the testimony that pointed blame at his wife maureen. he told the jury about an emotional e-mail he sent her, you are my soul mate, he said but he continued, you tell me all the time how bad your life has been with me and how unhappy you are. i am so spiritually and mentally exhausted from being yelled at. the mcdonnels are charged with accepting $165,000 in gifts from business man jonnie williams in exchange for promoting his diet supplement company. bob mcdonnell is trying to convince the jury their marriage

was so dysfunctional, they barely spoke and his wife didn't tell him about many of the gifts. for example, he said he had no idea williams spent $20,000 on her during a shopping spree in new york. she told me she had gotten a couple of dresses, he testified. or that she had borrowed $50,000 from williams. mcdonnell said he didn't ask her to return the money because he didn't want to have another fight. legal analyst bob holsworth was in the courtroom. >> time and again today, bob mcdonnell said he simply didn't know what jonnie williams and his wife were up to. >> reporter: in 2011 maureen mcdonnell and williams exchanged nearly a thousand texts and phone calls, i was actually hurt, mcdonnell testified, his lawyer asked do you think your wife had a physical affair with jonnie williams? i don't believe so. do you think your wife had a strong emotional attachment to jonnie williams? yes. was she getting that kind of emotional support from you? mcdonnell whispered, no. today bob mcdonnell will

continue his testimony. so far he's had it pretty easy because his own lawyer is asking the questions. later today, or next week prosecutors will get their turn and it will become a good deal more contentious. >> chip reid in washington thank you very much. hamas killed 16 informants on the gaza strip this morning. and israel launched 20 air strikes today at sites where hamas is hiding weapons. a gaza security official says two palestinians were killed 11 suspected informants allegedly died by firing squad. seven others were killed near a mosque. two republicans who lost the 2012 presidential race are giving each other advice for 2016. >> so if you get the chance to run for president, do it. it is a great -- great thing. the -- >> third time's the charm. >> yeah. >> mitt romney and paul ryan shared a stage last night in chicago for the first time since their campaign. the house budget committee chairman who is thinking about a

presidential bid said his old running mate is welcome to join. >> i would love to see mitt romney run for president again. he's pretty clear in saying he won't, but i hope he will reconsider that because as i write in my book he would have made a fantastic president. as far as 2016 is concerned, that decision and even the timelines for around that decision is something i pushed off until after this election. because i believe we have important things to do right now, that's my priority and i'll focus on 2016 in 2015. >> the former massachusetts governor insists he will not run again. romney and his wife made that clear when they visited us in studio 57 last november. >> governor romney -- >> you know it was a fabulous experience. i loved it. but i'm not doing that again. >> there you see, the not running, even though the people want him to. we'll talk more with paul ryan he'll be with bob schieffer on "face the nation" this sunday morning here on cbs. >> this morning, young baseball

team from chicago south side is one win away from making history at the little league world series. chicago beat philadelphia last night to advance to the u.s. championship game. but that doesn't mean the end of an amazing run for a 13-year-old girl. elaine quijano is in south williamsport, pennsylvania. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. mo'ne davis' story become march came to a close here last night, but her team fought all the way to the final out. >> buckle up because this young man on the mound can throw some heat. >> reporter: it was a battle from the beginning. between the two breakout stories of this year's tournament. >> ground ball through! 2-0, philadelphia. >> reporter: philadelphia's taney dragons and jackie rob be robinson west i'll stars. >> the game is tied at two. >> reporter: early on chicago took advantage of mo'ne davis' absence from the mound.

>> back up the middle looks and fields goes to first and it is wild off the glove of mo'ne davis. >> reporter: by the top of the fifth -- >> this one to center field, a one-run game. >> reporter: philadelphia had clawed their way back to within one run. but it wasn't enough. >> playable. right field. pierce jones, game over! chicago to the united states championship game. >> reporter: and with that mo'ne davis and the taney dragons world series run came to an end. >> the kids had an incredible run and i'm so proud of them. they played their hearts out for most of the whole summer. and took go this far is incredible. >> reporter: but for the jackie robinson team, it was recognition of all their hard work. >> it has been 31 years and some people thought we wouldn't make it. but now we're at the u.s. championship. >> reporter: in chicago, fans of jackie robinson west home field savored the victory, including mayor rahm emanuel. >> these kids are champs.

i said that on day one. they're champions. they're showing incredible maturity. they're showing their true character and what their potential is. >> reporter: the jackie robinson west all-stars have a well deserved day off today before taking on las vegas tomorrow. and what do they do before their biggest game of their lives? they'll be taking the ice bucket challenge. >> of course they will be elaine. thank you so much. and while the chicago team gets ready for the ice bucket others are being ordered to stay high and dry.

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>> good morning, i'm natasha brown. right over to the weather forecast. meteorologist, katie fehlinger in the weather center. do we intoed the umbrella? >> it is your call on a day like. >> this we will be dodging scattered variety of shower, thunderstorm, i'm be honest, i brought mine with mow today. just one of those days you don't want to be caught off guard. not dealing with a wash out by any stretch. overnight different story. see the heavy rain continuing to pull away on storm scan3. so getting little hint of sunshine. but more than anything, we've got clouds, we've got a shower or storm. that will likely start to fire up again later on this afternoon. and then, few lingering showers even tomorrow, but sunday looks nicer monday, tuesday, wednesday also looking pretty darn nice, bob. >> 7:26. morning, live look at the schuylkill, not looking so nice, westbound, heavy from the boulevard out past city

avenue. all of the roads are still damp from all of the rain we had to deal with last night. here is a live look at the roosevelt boulevard. light volume coming out of northeast fill ill past broad street heading down toward the schuylkill, and an accident on the lincoln drive right near rittenhouse street, and fuel spill so they're waiting for sand truck in order to some that up. and new schedule begins today on the patco high-speed line, more trains and fewer gaps inbetween those trains. nash that, back to you. >> next update 7:55, up next on cbs this morning could the car service uber face a political fight? forr more local news weather and traffic continue to track us on these stations on the

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we have been talking about it every day. the ice bucket challenge. get this, you knew it was going to happen at some point. it is now catching some heat. we're going to show you why some diplomats and soldiers are among those being told to pass on it. anything but icy in the west. the drought is so bad, it is causing the earth's crust to rise. professor meechichio kaku looks at the alarming new revelations about the impact. first, ben tracy is here with your friday papers. >> good morning. happy friday guys. let's start with the wall street journal reporting federal prosecutors are investigating the legal department at general motors. they want to know if gm's lawyers hid evidence about a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 deaths. gm says it is cooperating with that investigation. the boston globe says pope francis made a personal phone call to the parents of murdered american journalist james foley. the vatican confirms that the pope contacted diane and john foley on thursday. as you know, their son was killed by isis militants this

week in a video that was posted online. james foley once said he often prayed the rosary when he was first captured in libya. the washington post reports that scientists have reversed autism in mice. in an autistic brain, there are more connections than in a normal brain. researchers at columbia university found a drug that eliminates some of those connections. but scientists caution drugs that work on lab animals often don't work on people. >> that would have a huge effect on a lot of things though if it does work. >> a lot of kids suffering from autism, for sure. the los angeles times says california lawmakers voted to prohibit the state from displaying or selling merchandise with images of the confederate flag. now this ban does not apply to individuals and the flag can still be used for educational purposes. a state assemblyman introduced the bill after his mom saw a replica of confederate money sold in the state capital gift shop. the bill now heads to governor jerry brown for his signature. and the louisville courier journal says an als ice bucket

challenge injured firefighters. they were dousing the campbellsville university marching band but an electric shock hit the firefighters when the ladder got too close to a power line. one of the firefighters is in critical condition this morning with severe burns. the good news of course the ice bucket challenge has now raised almost $42 million since late last month. that's compared with $2 million during the same period last year. most of the money is coming from nearly 740,000 new donors. while some find the ice challenge refreshing others have reasons why they can't join the cause. >> let's do t all right! whoa! wow, that was cold! >> reporter: it is most painful feel good event of the summer. everyone from george w. bush to kermit the frog is getting bathed by the bucket.

but some are turning a cold shoulder to the cold shower. the state department pentagon and u.s. house have now banned diplomats, soldiers and lawmakers from taking the challenge. the state department said there are firmly established rules preventing the use of public office for private gain. no matter how worthy the cause. >> let her rip. >> reporter: catholic cool leadschool leaders in cincinnati got doused. the als association, the catholic church opposes. in a letter they said they're planning bucket challenges to immediately cease such planning or give the money to an organization whose practices are consistent with the church. >> as you'll notice my bucket has no ice in it. >> reporter: in drought ravaged, california, wasting water is rubbing some the wrong way. we're forcing them to downsize. and then there is politics. representative john dingell, a

democrat from michigan accuses some republicans of defunding als research while taking the ice bucket challenge. he tweeted, since 2011 house republicans have put national institutes of health funding by billions. and you thought dumping ice water on your head was cold. but for most of us there is no escape from a good cause. >> check this out. plastic ice! the water was a balmy 92 degrees. i felt nothing. in your face! that was real! oh! >> a great video on my facebook feed of a guy in california who said because of the drought, i'm just going to write the check and pulls out an eye bucket and said i have better use for ice and has a bottle of white wine sitting in the middle of it. >> a bunch of people on twitter saying thank you for dumping out the water on top of grass. >> use it for some good cause. >> interesting to see members of congress deleting tweets where

they accepted this challenge. a lot of people changing gears on this also. >> realizing it has been banned. >> thanks. on the subject of that drought, as you mentioned, california's drought continues. a stunning new report now shows how damaging it is across the west. 63 trillion gallons of water gone. that's enough to cover land from the rockies to the pacific with four inches of water. cbs news contributor michio kaku is a professor in new york. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the thousand day mark we're closing in. is this the new normal? >> this is historic. if you look at tree rings and lake sediment you realize you have to go back centuries, centuries to find a drought of this kind of magnitude. and we begin to realize that historically there are droughts that lasted decades, even centuries in the history of california. so, yes, some people are saying this could be a megadrought, this could be a new normal. >> what does this megadrought mean for the rest of our earth?

it is causing rising levels right? >> yes. believe it or not, california is rising physically rising. the mountains of california have risen about a half an inch in the last two years because of all of the loss of water and we have all these gps sensors, we can actually measure the fact that the loss of water is causing the earth to spring back about half an inch under the mountains of california. that's how punishing this drought is. >> what i felt was so interesting about this research is that it was 11 years, you also didn't set out to look at this. you were looking at gps monitoring of earthquakes, how the earth was shifting and you realized the drought was happening. how is what is happening in the west affect the rest of us? >> well you realize about 34% of a country is experiencing some form of drought, which is ironic because in the northeast we had flooding. and so we had this wacky weather. we had this wacky summer but we had unusual cold weather in the northeast, go outside and you see that. and drought and blistering

temperatures in the west. now, the good news is el nino is setting in which means california could get some rainfall. could get some relief from el nino. but the bad news is this could be a new normal. >> i thought, though after this punishing winter with all this snow that we had, i'm talking about in the northeast, it will be a super, super hot summer and it actually has been cool. what happened? >> well, el nino happened. and it is unpredictable. el nino comes and goes every four to five years. it is rather unpredictable. and it really changes the entire global climate. and so it is one thing that is like, a wild card. plus, we had the fact that there have been periodic droughts that hit california. when you start to go back decades now, decades into the past you see that at one point in history of california, droughts were normal. in fact some people say that what is abnormal is the recent plentiful amount of water, you know, last several centuries that we are benefiting from an

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one of the most notable political issues now doesn't have legs, it has wheels. uner, the online car sharing service competing with taxis is sparking an intense debate. jeff shows us how it could roll through the midterm elections and through fall of 2016, even washington this morning. jeff, hi. >> good morning. every time someone uses the uber smartphone app to summon a ride instead of hailing a taxi it adds to the 5-year-old company's multibillion dollar bottom line. but some politicians found there is another reason why the company is valuable this election yea. as uber hits the road in more

cities prominent democrats and republicans are hitching a ride on the message its explosive expansion and the opposition to it sends. some republicans believe it is business versus big government. >> it is a perfect example of how big companies and big corporations and established industries use government regulations to drive out and prevent competition. >> reporter: in cities across the country and all over the world, uber is facing resistance. traditional taxis and some unions accuse the company of thriving without facing the same rules and regulations. with uber now beening ingbecoming a campaign issue, robert weatherrth believes some politicians are traveling down the wrong road. >> i don't really think that this issue is an issue that is at the top of the pyramid when we're looking at the whole of

issues that are facing our society today. i think this is national committee has launched an online petition in support of uber, a spokesman told us companies like uber are the embodiment of the free market. it is not the government's job to protect the old way of doing things. it is not just the rnc. one of president obama's former top political strategists, democrat david plouffe, is now working for uber. while bipartisan support for the company this election year could help its move to expand it may also back fire turning some customers and supporters off.luntz is a cbs political news strategist. >> uber isn't a republican or democratic issue. it is a life issue. and at a time when so few americans trust what washington is doing, and they're struggling to get by you want to be on the side of a company that actually improves quality of life and is a company focused on the future.

so it may make political sense, but most importantly it is beneficial to the average american who desperately needs transportation. >> reporter: uber told us it welcomes support from both sides of the aisle, and with tongue firmly planted in cheek, a spokesperson added, come election day, remember that uber is the most reliable way to get to the polls. jeff? >> very nice jeff pegues in washington, thank you very much. 11 weeks after a devastating accident amy van dyken is rising. how she cleared a major h

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through, much of new jersey, through the overnight and certainly southeastern pennsylvania now, it is starting to pull away here. we are left with some sunshine, problem is it doesn't stick around for all of you guys. still going to stay active, couple of showers or storm really at any time. and showers may even linger tomorrow. but then beyond that point bob, looks real nice. >> sound good. 7:56. katie, good morning, an accident here on the eastbound schuylkill expressway. this is actually the vare avenue onramp here. you can see all of this activity off to what would be the right lane, only this left one squeezing on through here, as you head in toward south philadelphia. and then let's go to the next camera. live look at i95 near cottman. light volume coming out of northeast philadelphia, not bad at all n willow grovet center easton road which is route 611. mass transit running with no delays. erika, back over to you. >> bob, thank you. next update at25:00, next, national zoo's panda cub bowboo. traffic continues with us on the "cw" on these channels. i'm erika von tiehl. have a great friday and enjoy

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through, relatively decent timing most didn't have to deal with heavy rain until probably in bed. maybe you got woken up by that rain or the thunderstorms generally today scatter variety of shower or under this earl storm, shouldn't be anything severe. tonip otherwise clo temperature>9s time. also start to feel the humidity creeping up on us, as well by thursday, so should be pretty steamy out there. bob, over to. 8:56. live loohillll. ys, and living to up its name, at least fore summ into or out of the city. blue route looking good. keep iner on today thee about timetable which for this phase two of the construction w trains, and then fewer and shorter gaps between thoserika, back over to you. bob, thank philly coming up at noon. i'm erika von tiehl. hope you have a great

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